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Space Exploration Highlights 2024: Lunar Missions, Mars Discoveries, and More
2024 saw significant space exploration advancements. Japan's SLIM mission exceeded expectations, while NASA’s Perseverance found evidence of ancient life on Mars. The Europa Clipper launched to investigate subsurface oceans on Jupiter's moon Europa, promising new discoveries by 2030.
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Spacecraft Flies Closer To Mercury Than Planned After Thruster Problems
A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes passed closer to Mercury than originally planned overnight after thruster problems delayed the mission to study the little-known, Sun-scorched planet.
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BepiColombo Probe Makes Second Flyby of Mercury to Capture Intricate Geological Features
The BepiColombo mission of ESA/JAXA sent to study Mercury has successfully made its second flyby of the planet and has captured intricate images in the process. The mission, a joint project developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has been tasked with examining the least explored planet in the inne...
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Europe-Japan Space Mission Sends Its First Images Of Mercury
The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back its first images of Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun, the European Space Agency said Saturday.
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Two Spacecraft Flew Past Venus Last Week. Here's How It Was Like
Two spacecraft flew past Venus recently in a rare double flyby that captured unique imagery and data. You can watch the video here.
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BepiColombo Space Probe Makes First Venus Fly-by on Way to Mercury
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth's neighbour to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. .
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Mercury-Bound Spacecraft Swings by Earth, Beams Back Pictures
A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet.
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Europe, Japan Send Spacecraft on 7-Year Journey to Mercury
The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit.
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European-Japanese Space Mission Takes Off To Explore Mysteries Of Mercury
Is Mercury's core liquid or solid, and why -- on the smallest planet in our solar system -- is it so big? What can the planet closest to the Sun tell us about how our solar system came into being?
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Space Exploration Highlights 2024: Lunar Missions, Mars Discoveries, and More
2024 saw significant space exploration advancements. Japan's SLIM mission exceeded expectations, while NASA’s Perseverance found evidence of ancient life on Mars. The Europa Clipper launched to investigate subsurface oceans on Jupiter's moon Europa, promising new discoveries by 2030.
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Spacecraft Flies Closer To Mercury Than Planned After Thruster Problems
A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes passed closer to Mercury than originally planned overnight after thruster problems delayed the mission to study the little-known, Sun-scorched planet.
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BepiColombo Probe Makes Second Flyby of Mercury to Capture Intricate Geological Features
The BepiColombo mission of ESA/JAXA sent to study Mercury has successfully made its second flyby of the planet and has captured intricate images in the process. The mission, a joint project developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has been tasked with examining the least explored planet in the inne...
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Europe-Japan Space Mission Sends Its First Images Of Mercury
The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back its first images of Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun, the European Space Agency said Saturday.
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Two Spacecraft Flew Past Venus Last Week. Here's How It Was Like
Two spacecraft flew past Venus recently in a rare double flyby that captured unique imagery and data. You can watch the video here.
-
BepiColombo Space Probe Makes First Venus Fly-by on Way to Mercury
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth's neighbour to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. .
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Mercury-Bound Spacecraft Swings by Earth, Beams Back Pictures
A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet.
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Europe, Japan Send Spacecraft on 7-Year Journey to Mercury
The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit.
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European-Japanese Space Mission Takes Off To Explore Mysteries Of Mercury
Is Mercury's core liquid or solid, and why -- on the smallest planet in our solar system -- is it so big? What can the planet closest to the Sun tell us about how our solar system came into being?
